What color is #3A4951?

#3A4951 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A4951?

The RGB value is 58, 73, 81: 58 red, 73 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A4951?

The complementary color is #51423A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A4951?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A4951 color

#3A4951 rgb(58, 73, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A4951 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 28.6% green and 31.8% blue (58, 73, 81).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#3A4951 color codes

HEX	`#3A4951`
RGB	`rgb(58, 73, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 28.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 28%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 10%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.06, -3.81, -6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.06, 7.73, 240.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.612, 6.258, 8.695)`
Decimal	`3819857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A4951, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3A4951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A4951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3A4951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a4951; }
.text { color: #3a4951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a4951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 73 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a4951, #3a3e51); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A4951?: #3A4951 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A4951?: The RGB value is 58, 73, 81: 58 red, 73 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A4951?: The complementary color is #51423A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A4951?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.